r/prospectheights

I dont know if they still have a location in Ft Greene, but this Demu Fish and Meats popped up in P Heights about a year ago, but, as other users have pointed out, doesn't operate like a real store and likely never will. It clearly exists for a different reason, but what reason?

• It's almost never open. It does not keep regular hours.
• When it's open, it's aggressively unappealing to customers. There are a few cheapie folding tables and fish trays with minimal ice and even less fish, a solitary, grumpy guy who may or may not be sleeping, and a "CASH ONLY" or "ALL SALES FINAL" sign scrawled in angry text, hastily taped to the door. Sometimes they don't even both opening the gate all the way up.
• One explanation is that it operates as a "point and grill" store, that functions purely as a partnership to the nigerian restaurant next to it in Fort greene. Because it operates almost exclusively as a pipeline for the restaurant's fresh grilling, the shop doesn't maintain open, brightly lit display cases for retail foot traffic. When Buka isn't active or the fish shipment hasn't arrived, the storefront completely shuts down, looking totally vacant.", However this makes no sense in this neighborhood- there is no restaurant next to it in p heights.
• It does not exist on Google Maps as a business.
• People on this site who've purchased the fish (usually from the ft greene location)have said the fish is questionable
• One user has stated that Demu is Mabadeje Demu, the owner of 484 Waverly ave, a long abandoned, humiliating eyesore of a building on the northwest corner of fulton and waverly, just up the street from Demu Fish and Meats in Clinton Hill. According to google, "Mr. Demu has been embroiled in massive, decades-long civil lawsuits and complex property disputes involving deed fraud claims on his various properties across Clinton Hill and Fort Greene. These endless legal stalemates are the primary reason the building has sat completely frozen in a state of decay rather than being repaired or leased out"
• A money laundering scheme seems too obvious an explanation.
• The most believable explanation is offered by AI: "The Legal Freeze: As mentioned before, Mr. Demu has been locked in exhaustive, multi-million dollar property ownership disputes across Brooklyn. While these endless legal battles play out in the courts, keeping the commercial spaces in a bare-minimum "operational" state blocks the city or outside entities from easily seizing the buildings under abandonment or blight law"

Thoughts?

That storm last night made a mess of the park. Giant tree branches are down everywhere and it looks like a tornado hit. I hope no one was hurt.

Have people seen this? Just ate there last week and it's such a wonderful spot. Not in any way affiliated but want to spread the word. The place is a neighborhood gem and it would a real blow if they were forced to leave due to a rent increase.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-cheryls-preserve-our-local-gem?attribution_id=sl:66cb4d1b-5de3-4871-ae2a-40930d80b397&lang=en_US&ts=1783004972&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp20_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Saw this dog in prospect park. He had a collar but I can’t get close enough to see any details on the collar. His tail is in bad shape. Any idea what can be done in the case he was left?

Hi everyone!

I'm a local parent and one of the folks behind whee!, a new family cargo bike shop on 11th Street. We focus on family cargo bikes from Aventon, Urban Arrow, and Bunch (the kind that can actually replace a car for school runs, grocery hauls, and other adventures in Brooklyn) plus tune-ups and repairs for whatever you're already riding.

I'm here to chat if anyone has cargo bike questions and I'm a certified by the League of American Cyclists to teach kids and adults how to ride. There's a lot of confusing info out there about e-bike classes (we only sell class 1 and 2, max speed of 20mph), storage (insurance, a cover and a lock work surprisingly well), and batteries.

We're also doing test rides if you want to see what hauling two kids up the slope actually feels like.

Really glad to be part of the neighborhood and loving the block parties. Hope to see some of you around.

ridewhee.com

Tomorrow is officially opening day for NYC public pools, but let’s be honest nobody actually wants to trek all the way over to Sunset Park or deal with the absolute chaos of the McCarren lines just to cool off for an hour.

If you're staying local around Prospect Heights this weekend to catch the soccer matches at the neighborhood spots or just trying to survive the sticky humidity, the move is definitely the neighborhood spray showers and fountains.

Underhill Playground is the goat for a quick cool-down, but there are actually a ton of smaller splash pads and active hydrants hiding in plain sight between Flatbush and Washington Ave. I spent some time mapping out all the working local water features, cooling zones, and public fountains specifically around our side of the park so you don't have to wander blocks out of your way in the heat.

Grab an iced coffee from your favorite spot on Vanderbilt, hit the Underhill sprays, and stay cool this weekend.

What’s your low-key favorite spot to beat the heat around PH when you don't feel like leaving a 5-block radius?

About a month ago I posted about an app I made called WalkNYC which tracks which blocks you've walked. I got a ton of feedback from everyone here and have implemented a lot of it! By far the most common request from Redditors was the ability to import your existing walks from other platforms, which I'm very happy to say is done! I've included some screenshots so you can see what it's like. It color codes each of your import sources so you can see what was imported from each platform. I've seen people get over 6,000 blocks (which, for scale, is almost the entirety of Manhattan) from their imports so it's a great way of getting jump started if you'd like to walk every block of the city.

I know a lot of you are also waiting for the Android app: it's almost ready! The app is in beta right now but for some reason Google forces you to do 14 days of beta testing before releasing an app on the Play Store. If you're interested in trying out the beta, please comment and I'll share the link to join.

As always, if you have anything you'd like to see in the app, please drop a comment! Thank you so much for all of your support, after posting on Reddit the app has gone from 50 to over 7,000 users in just a couple weeks.

Here's the link to try out the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/walknyc-walk-every-block/id6758922428

Stole a Phone from a young mother serving tables to feed her toddler.

Do you recognize this person? He has been tracked hanging around Prospect Place, Classon Ave. and Throop/Pulaski the past 24 hours while frequenting shady businesses to sell the phone.